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Thank you for all the GREAT photos. Can't wait to check out my Home Goods tomorrow, and am glad to see that there is considerably less glitter on everything. I won't have to sandblast it all off this year.

Best part about the trip was that we saw a bunch of people excited to see the Halloween merchandise and crowding around some of the displays, and we stood in line with folks who all had some little Halloween decoration. One lady was buying a giant wicker spider.Very tasteful stuff this year.

I was really impressed with what I saw at ours, some really great things. I see my Owl candle holder and the witch I had considered. I appreciate the simple, rustic look in many of the stores so far, Michaels, Home Goods, looking good so far.

I remember back in 2000 wishing so badly that Halloween stuff in the stores looked like all of this. Glad it's here now, but wow that took a long time. Can't wait to start shopping for this holiday. I have already spotted some stuff at Big Lots I'm going to get which kinda surprised me. They don't have a TON out but the stuff they do have seems to be of good quality. And sorta/kinda like Pottery Barn knock-offs. Thanks for the pics, Rot. Happy Monday!

I would have never thought of checking this store out for Halloween, but thanks to your pics, I now have a coffin shaped cookie cutter, a set of velvety pumpkins and a life sized ceramic bust of the human head with phrenology points marked out.